Citation

Jacob KS. Br. J. Psychiatry 2017; 211(5): 264-265.

Affiliation

K. S. Jacob, MD, PhD, FRCPsych, Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632002, India. Email: ksjacob@cmcvellore.ac.in.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

10.1192/bjp.bp.117.198150

PMID

29092834

Abstract

Suicide, a common cause of death in many low- and middle-income countries, has often been viewed through a medical/psychiatric lens. Such perspectives medicalise social and personal distress and suggest individual and medication-based treatments. This editorial argues for the need to examine suicide from a public health perspective and suggests the need for population-based social and economic interventions.

© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017.

Language: en